June Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2021
June Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2021
Q.1 Who has been appointed as Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICARIIRR), Hyderabad?
ICAR-भारतीय चावल अनुसंधान संस्थान (ICAR-IIRR), हैदराबाद के निदेशक के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
- Sushil Chandra
- S Ramann
- T Rabi Shankar
- RM Sundaram
Explanation: Dr. Raman Meenakshi Sundaram has been appointed as Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Hyderabad. Earlier, Dr. Sundaram was working as Principal Scientist (Biotechnology), Crop Improvement Section, ICAR-IIRR and served the Rice Institute for the last 23 years.
Q.2 Who among the following has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize?
निम्नलिखित में से किसने प्रतिष्ठित 2021 विश्व खाद्य पुरस्कार जीता है?
- Shyamala Ganesh
- Rumana sinha sehgal
- Maria Ressa
- Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
Explanation: Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a global nutrition expert of Indian descent has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems. Nutrition-sensitive approaches place nutrition and public health at the core of how food is produced, processed, transported, priced, distributed and consumed.
Q.3 Which state has introduced a 16-Digit Unicode to identify Landholdings?
किस राज्य ने भूमि जोत की पहचान के लिए 16 अंकों का यूनिकोड पेश किया है?
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Bihar
- Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced a system of issuing a unique 16-digit Unicode on February 7, 2020. This Unicode will be used to mark all kinds of landholdings in the state. The Unicode numbers for the land would comprise of the16 digits. The first six digits is based on the population of the land. Next 4 digits in the line would determine the unique identity of the land. Digits from 11 to 14 would be the number of divisions of the land. Lastly, 2 digits would contain the details regarding the category. With the help of the last 2 digits, the category of the land viz. residential, agricultural and commercial land can be identified.
Q.4 Which state Government has recently launched Kisan Kalyan mission to double the farmer income?
किस राज्य सरकार ने हाल ही में किसान आय को दोगुना करने के लिए किसान कल्याण मिशन शुरू किया है?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Bihar
- Karnataka
Explanation: The Kisan Kalyan mission aims to double the farmer income covering all the Assembly constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh. This is to be achieved through campaigns that create awareness among farmers on how to reduce agricultural caused by using fertilizers in a balanced manner. The mission will also encourage farmers to time their cultivation of crops according to the demand of the market.
Q.5 The World No Tobacco Day has been observed on which date?
विश्व तंबाकू निषेध दिवस किस तारीख को मनाया गया है?
- 30 May
- 31 May
- 29 May
- 28 May
Explanation: Every year on 31st May, the WHO and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
Q.6 What was the theme of 2021 World Milk Day?
2021 विश्व दुग्ध दिवस का विषय क्या था?
- Drink Milk: Today & Everyday
- 20th Anniversary of World Milk Day
- Drink Move Be Strong
- Sustainability in the Dairy Sector
Explanation: The theme of 2021 World Milk Day is ‘Sustainability in the Dairy Sector’.
Q.7 What was the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2021?
विश्व तंबाकू निषेध दिवस 2021 का विषय क्या था?
- Commit to quit
- Tobacco : a threat to development
- Tobacco and lung health
- Tobacco and heart disease
Explanation: Theme of the 2021 World No Tobacco Day is ”Commit to quit.”
Q.8 Who has virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme to ensure holistic growth of horticulture?
बागवानी के समग्र विकास को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए बागवानी क्लस्टर विकास कार्यक्रम को वस्तुतः किसने शुरू किया है?
- Arjun Munda
- Thaawar Chand Gehlot
- Narendra Singh Tomar
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
Explanation: The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched the Horticulture CDP to ensure holistic growth of horticulture.
Q.9 Who has been elected to the board of the International Dairy Federation?
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय डेयरी महासंघ के बोर्ड के लिए किसे चुना गया है?
- Divya Verma
- Iqbal Khan
- R S Sodhi
- Vijay Singh
Explanation: The International Dairy Federation has unanimously elected R S Sodhi to its board during the general assembly.
Q.10 When is World Environment Day being observed?
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस कब मनाया गया?
- 4th June
- 5th June
- 7th June
- 6th June
Explanation: The World Environment Day is celebrated on 05 June every year around the world.
Q.11 What was the theme of World Environment Day 2021?
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 2021 का विषय क्या था?
- Time For Nature
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Beating Plastic Pollution
- Air Pollution
Explanation: The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is “Ecosystem Restoration”.
Q.12 Which country is the host country for the 2021 World Environment Day?
2021 विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस के लिए मेजबान देश कौन सा देश था?
- Netherlands
- India
- South Korea
- Pakistan
Explanation: The host country for 2021 World Environment Day is Pakistan.
Q.13 What was the theme of World Food Safety Day?
विश्व खाद्य सुरक्षा दिवस का विषय क्या था?
- Food Safety, everyone’s business
- Our Actions are Our Future
- Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow
- Grow it safe
Explanation: The theme of the World Food Safety Day is “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”.
Q.14 The World Food Safety Day is observed globally on which date?
विश्व खाद्य सुरक्षा दिवस विश्व स्तर पर किस तारीख को मनाया गया?
- 4 June
- 5 June
- 6 June
- 7 June
Explanation: The World Food Safety Day is observed on 7th June globally.
Q.15 The center Government has announced the extension of the Free Food Grains Scheme to which date?
केंद्र सरकार ने किस तारीख तक मुफ्त खाद्यान्न योजना के विस्तार की घोषणा की है?
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- July 2021
Explanation: The Centre has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till November 2021.
Q.16 A week-long Indian Mango Promotion Programme has begun in which country?
एक सप्ताह तक चलने वाला भारतीय मैंगो प्रमोशन प्रोग्राम किस देश में शुरू हुआ है?
- Japan
- Qatar
- Bahrain
- Iran
Explanation: A week-long Indian mango promotion programme has began in Bahrain.
Q.17 Which union minister launched the tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan”?
किस केंद्रीय मंत्री ने आदिवासी आजीविका पहल “संकल्प से सिद्धि – मिशन वन धन” का शुभारंभ किया?
- Kiren Rijiju
- Arjun Munda
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Rajnath Singh
Explanation: The Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has launched the tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan”.
Q.18 The Government of India has signed an MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors?
भारत सरकार ने कृषि और संबद्ध क्षेत्रों के क्षेत्र में सहयोग के लिए किस देश के साथ समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
- USA
- Japan
- Fiji
- Bangladesh
Explanation: A virtual meeting has been held between the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar with Dr. Mahendra Reddy, Minister of Agriculture, Waterways & Environment, Government of Fiji.
Q.19 IFFCO has signed an agreement to set up a Nano Urea Fertiliser Plant in which among the following countries?
इफको ने निम्नलिखित में से किस देश में नैनो यूरिया उर्वरक संयंत्र स्थापित करने के लिए एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
- Indonesia
- Argentina
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
Explanation: The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative has informed that it will set up a Nano Urea Liquid manufacturing plant in Argentina.
Q.20 Which state government has collaborated with United Nations World Food Programme to improve household food and nutritional security?
घरेलू खाद्य और पोषण सुरक्षा में सुधार के लिए किस राज्य सरकार ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम के साथ सहयोग किया है?
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
Explanation: The Odisha Government and the United Nations World Food Programme has joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening the livelihood initiatives and reaching the thousands of state-supported Women’s Self-Help Groups.
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